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Royal Air Force 5 6 Squadron. Hawker Hurricane of No.56 Squadron, shown in aviation art prints available from Cranston Fine Arts the aviation art company, part of the Royal Air Force squadron's history in aviation art.

Royal Air Force Fighter, the Hawker Hurricane had a top speed of 320mph, at 18,200 feet and 340mph at 17,500, ceiling of 34,200 and a range of 935 miles. The Hurricane was armed with eight fixed wing mounted .303 browning machine guns in the Mark I and twelve .303 browning's in the MKIIB in the Hurricane MKIIC it had four 20mm cannon.

All time classic fighter the Hurricane was designed in 1933-1934, the first prototype flew in June 1936 and a contract for 600 for the Royal Air Force was placed. The first production model flew ion the 12th October 1937 and 111 squadron of the Royal Air Force received the first Hurricanes in January 1938. By the outbreak of World war two the Royal Air Force had 18 operational squadrons of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Britain a total of 1715 Hurricanes took part, (which was more than the rest of the aircraft of the Royal air force put together) and almost 75% of the Victories during the Battle of Britain went to hurricane pilots.  The Hawker Hurricane was used in all theatres during World war two, and in many roles. in total 14,533 Hurricanes were built. 

London Guard by Adrian Rigby    Like many others, the Hurricanes of No.56 Squadron were frequently scrambled to attack German formations heading for London.   Signatories: Flt Lt Ronald H Smyth DFC AE RAF. 

Glorious Summer by Robert Taylor

Image shows nearest, young Pilot Officer Geoffrey Page, later to become one of the RAFs most highly decorated fighter aces, powers his Mk I Hurricane over the country lane at the edge of the airfield, as he and his fellow No 56 Squadron pilots make their third scramble of the day.

Signed limited edition of 500 prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £200.00

Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased), Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased), Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased), Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC, Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM and Wing Commander Gordon Sinclair OBE DFC (deceased)



Limited edition of artist proofs. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £

Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC* (deceased), Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC (deceased), Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC (deceased), Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC, Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM and Wing Commander Gordon Sinclair OBE DFC (deceased)


Limited edition of 250 Millennium Proof Edition Prints. Paper size 33 inches x 24 inches (84cm x 61cm). Price £495.00

Signed by Air Commodore Peter Brothers CBE, DSO, DFC*, Wing Commander Christopher Bunny Currant DSO DFC, Group Captain Dennis David CBE DFC AFC, Group Captain Billy Drake DSO DFC, Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM, Wing Commander Gordon Sinclair OBE DFC, Air Commodore Cyril Brown CBE AFC AE (deceased), Air Vice Marshal Edward Crew CB DSO DFC (deceased), Group Captain John Cunningham CBE DSO DFC AE DL FRAeS (deceased), Air Commodore John Ellacombe CB DFC*, Wing Commander Bob Foster DFC, Warrant Officer Peter Fox, Flight Lieutenant Peter Hairs MBE, Squadron Leader Percy Morfill DFM, Group Captian Alan Murray DFC, Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC* AFC, Wing Commander Peter Parrott DFC AFC (deceased), Group Captain John Peel DFC DSO (deceased), Squadron Leader Arthur Bill Pond AFC, Squadron Leader Christopher Riddle (deceased) and Captain Tommy Thompson DFC JP BOAC/BA.


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Ivan Berryman - Battle of Britain Art

Artist Ivan Berryman has been producing many pencil drawings depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. Each of these is signed by one of the pilots who was actually present at the battle, and is often inspired by the events they took part in themselves. Special signed print editions have also been created from existing full colour print editions, with some featuring multiple pilot signatures. You can find all of Ivan's Battle of Britain artwork on his website - www.ivanberryman.com, or see a full list of pencil drawings - updated regularly, in our dedicated section of pencil drawings.

When you go to a product page for an item in our shop, click on the names of the pilots where they are linked in the text for an item to see a profile page for that pilot. Often we include photos of signing sessions along with details of their flying career, and a full list of all items signed by the pilot.

Pilot Signed Battle of Britain Prints and Original Pencil Drawings

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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